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. >> that excluded the secretary of state, the secretary of defense. take us through that decision making. >> there was a decision made because of the extreme sensitivity about this to have at the first -- in the first instance have the analytical people be really the sole team working on this. >> at the cia. >> at the cia. and then it moved and we made decisions about going operational, that is needed to bring in the special forces, it expanded a bit but the president was insistent that it obviously be very closely held, that we have the people involved at every stage who were necessary to be involved, and why was that? operational security on this obviously was incredibly important. and i think it was a testament, frankly, to the seriousness of purpose and frankly to the character of the individuals involved in this that not a thing leaked from august of 2010 until may of 2011. >> that's the extraordinary thing, which is by keeping it that secret, you were able to in a sense slow down the clock so that you had time to accumulate evidence and make a d
. >> that excluded the secretary of state, the secretary of defense. take us through that decision making. >> there was a decision made because of the extreme sensitivity about this to have at the first -- in the first instance have the analytical people be really the sole team working on this. >> at the cia. >> at the cia. and then it moved and we made decisions about going operational, that is needed to bring in the special forces, it expanded a bit but the president...
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. >> not social security, not defense. john: probably less than 1% of the budget. >> roughly 10% when you put them together. john: or social security or medicare 10 times bigger. >> people think about how much they like people and whether or not they like you, they decide if you are training the budget. john: up next, what are you afraid of? i bet what you fear isn't the thing that's going to get you. that's next. >> do you worry about terrorism? >> yes. speak especially from the east coast. john: right. anybody ought to be worried about terrorism. á$+q)o a few miles south. me ask you, are you worried about terrorism? raise your hand if you worry about. okay. do you worry about your home catching fire? >> yes. john: okay, you are an unusual group. or people are more worried about terrorism, but much more likely that your house will catch fire. i don't think we worry about the right things. how about crossing the street? 5000 people get killed every year. what scares you more, who is scarinscared of flying? who is scared o
. >> not social security, not defense. john: probably less than 1% of the budget. >> roughly 10% when you put them together. john: or social security or medicare 10 times bigger. >> people think about how much they like people and whether or not they like you, they decide if you are training the budget. john: up next, what are you afraid of? i bet what you fear isn't the thing that's going to get you. that's next. >> do you worry about terrorism? >> yes. speak...
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more details will come from the minister of defense in the new year, including how veterans can apply. i am pleased to tell -- on at the arctic convoys, sir john has recommended that there will be in arctic convoy star medal. i am very pleased that some of the brave men of the arctic convoys will get the recognition they are richly deserved for the dangerous work they did. sir john concluded that they have been treated inconsistently with those who served in fighter command. he has therefore recommended, and i also agree, that the bomber command be awarded a bomber command cross. i pay tribute to the members who campaigned hard over these issues and am glad we have released a resolution that is proper and right. >> ed miliband. >> i want to start by joining the prime minister in paying tribute to the troops in afghanistan who continued to show a huge courage and bravery. it is particularly important at this time of year to remember that and their families, many oftheir families are in all our thoughts. i also want to welcome the government announcement today on reducing the number of
more details will come from the minister of defense in the new year, including how veterans can apply. i am pleased to tell -- on at the arctic convoys, sir john has recommended that there will be in arctic convoy star medal. i am very pleased that some of the brave men of the arctic convoys will get the recognition they are richly deserved for the dangerous work they did. sir john concluded that they have been treated inconsistently with those who served in fighter command. he has therefore...
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with former defense secretary dr. harold brown. >> the administration, obama administration has made it a signature feature to reduce the size of the u.s. nuclear arsenal. up to 1,000 there's talk of 1,000 operational warheads. you know more about this than almost anybody else in -- in the united states. is that a good idea and are you going to a safer world with fewer nuclear weapons in it from the standpoint of the united states? >> yes. definitely yes. in fact, in 1977, when i first became secretary of defense, we prepared in the department of defense a plan for a nuclear arsenal of 1,000 nuclear weapons ready nuclear weapons. for us and the soviets. and wanted to submit it to the strategic arms limitation talks but the soviets rejected it out of hand before it was made. so 1,000 would have been good then. it's good now. and maybe even we could go down below that. although there are now other countries with weapons in the hundreds aside from the u.s. and russia. and they would have to be included which is a complic
with former defense secretary dr. harold brown. >> the administration, obama administration has made it a signature feature to reduce the size of the u.s. nuclear arsenal. up to 1,000 there's talk of 1,000 operational warheads. you know more about this than almost anybody else in -- in the united states. is that a good idea and are you going to a safer world with fewer nuclear weapons in it from the standpoint of the united states? >> yes. definitely yes. in fact, in 1977, when i...
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defense and interest. the ones grown the most are medicare and medicaid. we have to do something to stop the increase in the amount or it will swallow the rest of the budget. continuing to run these huge deficits. gerri: it will take over our budget, the only thing we pay for. as you pointed out, the services found we can't even get the front portion of this right. this is a topic you're very interested in. we're trying to find fraud and found 20 million in overpayment. what is wrong with the system here? >> it is the bureaucrats implementing what is a good law. what we did was follow the credit card industry does. many of your viewers have had transactions on the credit card for the credit card company called and said there is a fraud alert on your card, did you really do that transaction? that is computer modeling looking at your spending habits and sees if they're in the normal course of your spending and if they are not, the computer puts up the red flag and they check with you and if you say no, they don't pay. but to something working in the private
defense and interest. the ones grown the most are medicare and medicaid. we have to do something to stop the increase in the amount or it will swallow the rest of the budget. continuing to run these huge deficits. gerri: it will take over our budget, the only thing we pay for. as you pointed out, the services found we can't even get the front portion of this right. this is a topic you're very interested in. we're trying to find fraud and found 20 million in overpayment. what is wrong with the...
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it would just make the problem worse because it would make her more defensive of everything else. and would make her fight harder to keep it. >> dr. morrison has not treated jessica's mother but has dealt with many similar cases. >> if you were to go into the home of someone who hoards and you were to clean out everything, not only would that make the person incredibly vulnerable and incredibly distressed, but it would not solve the problem. and in fact, the person would just rehoard and reclutter home right away. the first step is to have them get the motivation to want to beat this. >> looking at all the seemingly unmovable piles, jessica wories about the future. >> just walking through the house and seeing everything that's here and wondering is she going to be able to conquer this? is she going to get through this or am i going to be stuck with this one day? is this going to be her legacy. >> coming up, jessica's mother in her own words. >> it's daunting. and you think i need to go through this, it will take forever. >> when "caught on camera. hoarding continues. [ laughter ]
it would just make the problem worse because it would make her more defensive of everything else. and would make her fight harder to keep it. >> dr. morrison has not treated jessica's mother but has dealt with many similar cases. >> if you were to go into the home of someone who hoards and you were to clean out everything, not only would that make the person incredibly vulnerable and incredibly distressed, but it would not solve the problem. and in fact, the person would just...
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we await the defense secretary's statement -- can the prime minister tell the house how many troops and civilians will be left with in afghanistan after the 2014 deadline, and whether they will be there under afghan- led command? >> i join the leader of the opposition in welcoming what our troops do. on afghanistan, we have to decisions to make. first of all, the decision about the drawdown between now and the end of 2013, and what the defense secretary would announce is because of the success of our forces and the afghan national security forces and the fact that we are moving from a man during a battalion level to mentoring at a grade level by the end of 2013, will be able to see troops come home in two steps, leaving about 5200 troops after the end of 2013. compared with the 9000 we have now. it is to pay tribute to the incredible work they have done, many coming back for tour after tour. this book with particularly -- they were impressed by the afghan national sources -- those who i spoke with particularly were impressed by the afghan national forces. no one in a combat role, nothin
we await the defense secretary's statement -- can the prime minister tell the house how many troops and civilians will be left with in afghanistan after the 2014 deadline, and whether they will be there under afghan- led command? >> i join the leader of the opposition in welcoming what our troops do. on afghanistan, we have to decisions to make. first of all, the decision about the drawdown between now and the end of 2013, and what the defense secretary would announce is because of the...
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north american aerospace defense commander norad is currently tracking santa's progress. so far st. nick delivered 2.3 billion gifts. he has a way to go. my little guys are waiting for their presents. joining me from norad for the latest update is captain jeff davis. i know you're so busy tracking santa tonight. anything he should look out for, any weather problems? anything that might slow him down. >> not at all. we're looking very carefully. looks like it will be smooth sailing for santa tonight as he delivers presents around the world. melissa: how is his progress so far? 2.3 billion, that is a lot of presents. let's not kid ourselves, he has a lot of ground to cover. >> he does. he is only a third of the way through his journey. we have him leaving down in the antarctica area, headed up towards madagascar. we're having him, looks like he will be over the eastern part of the united states about 9:00 p.m. tonight. melissa: wow! where has he been so far? >> well so far he has covered all of asia. started off in the island of wake and moved over japan, china, russia, australia, new
north american aerospace defense commander norad is currently tracking santa's progress. so far st. nick delivered 2.3 billion gifts. he has a way to go. my little guys are waiting for their presents. joining me from norad for the latest update is captain jeff davis. i know you're so busy tracking santa tonight. anything he should look out for, any weather problems? anything that might slow him down. >> not at all. we're looking very carefully. looks like it will be smooth sailing for...
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the defense ministry says the asdf spotted a wide 12 propellor aircraft on its radar. the plane was approaching from the north. it released f-15 fighter jets from the chinese prefecture. it flew within 120 kilometres of the islands but left without raiding japanese air space. the afdf dispatched fighters in response. a wide 12 aircraft also approached the islands last saturday but left without violating japan's air space. >>> a chinese think tank says it can't rule out the possibility of clashes breaking out between japan and china over territorial disputes. the government-affiliated chinese academy of social sciences released its assessment of the analyst situation in a report on monday. referring to the budget in japan, they reported china-japan is in the worst state. it adds that tensions could be eased through diplomatic channels. china has repeatedly sent ships into japanese waters around the sonkuku, apparently to jeopardi jeopardize japan and to recognize that opposition exists. china says japan's stubborn position could push it further. china-japan relations, a
the defense ministry says the asdf spotted a wide 12 propellor aircraft on its radar. the plane was approaching from the north. it released f-15 fighter jets from the chinese prefecture. it flew within 120 kilometres of the islands but left without raiding japanese air space. the afdf dispatched fighters in response. a wide 12 aircraft also approached the islands last saturday but left without violating japan's air space. >>> a chinese think tank says it can't rule out the possibility...
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the defense white paper notes the islands are an inherent part of south korea. geographically, historically and under international law. it features three photos of the islands. one shows the navy staging a drill in nearby waters. the report says the military has a strong willingness to defend the islands and has prepared a deterrent strategy. as in past reports, this latest white paper also uses the phrase enemy to define north korea. it notes the reclusive nation has honed missile technology through several tests and cites analysis of satellite images and concludes that scientists are enriching uranium at a new facility. >>> the defense and foreign policy files are just two in a stack that will be on park's desk when she takes over as president. many south koreans want her to rein in the country's conglomerates. these big business blocks have helped fuel the economy but they've also been suffocating small and medium sized companies. our reporter has the story. >> reporter: this man loves serving up bread and other goods to customers who visit his small bakery.
the defense white paper notes the islands are an inherent part of south korea. geographically, historically and under international law. it features three photos of the islands. one shows the navy staging a drill in nearby waters. the report says the military has a strong willingness to defend the islands and has prepared a deterrent strategy. as in past reports, this latest white paper also uses the phrase enemy to define north korea. it notes the reclusive nation has honed missile technology...
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we're not going to be defensive about it we're not going to pretend that this was not a problem. this was a huge problem. and we're going to implement every single recommendation that's been put forward. some individuals have been held accountable, inside of the state department. and what i've said is, is that we are going to fix this to make sure that this does not happen again. because these are folks that i send into the field. we understand that there are dangers involved, but you know, when you read the report and it confirms what we had already seen based on some of our internal reviews, there was just some sloppiness, not intentional, in terms of how we secure embassies in areas where you essentially don't have governments that have a lot of capacity to protect those embassies. so we're doing a thorough review, not only will we implement all the recommendations that were made, but we'll try to do more than that. with respect to who carried it out, that's an ongoing investigation. the fbi has sent individuals to libya repeatedly. we have some very good leads. but this is no
we're not going to be defensive about it we're not going to pretend that this was not a problem. this was a huge problem. and we're going to implement every single recommendation that's been put forward. some individuals have been held accountable, inside of the state department. and what i've said is, is that we are going to fix this to make sure that this does not happen again. because these are folks that i send into the field. we understand that there are dangers involved, but you know,...
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captain nichols isn't sure how long he'll be able to sustain this defensive action. >> at the speed he was traveling if he had hit the boat, basically we would have sank. >> suddenly the menacing boat turns and moves in another direction. everyone on board breathes a everyone on board breathes a sigh of relief. the attack is over and the passengers are unscathed thanks to captain nichols' quick thinking. >> the whole event lasted maybe five to seven minutes. after numerous attempts of trying to create a collision with us, he skirted up the coast. he basically gave up. >> but the reason for the attack remains a mystery. the aggressive boater goes on to harass others in the area before being intercepted. he's indicted for terroristic threatening, but the charges are eventually dropped. >> it shouldn't be allowed to happen. it gives you a very uneasy feeling in the boating industry. we need safe boating practices so people don't get hurt. >>> coming up, who says everything that's wet has to stay in the water? >> it's like popcorn. they're popping everywhere. they're coming straight up. th
captain nichols isn't sure how long he'll be able to sustain this defensive action. >> at the speed he was traveling if he had hit the boat, basically we would have sank. >> suddenly the menacing boat turns and moves in another direction. everyone on board breathes a everyone on board breathes a sigh of relief. the attack is over and the passengers are unscathed thanks to captain nichols' quick thinking. >> the whole event lasted maybe five to seven minutes. after numerous...
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. >> accused gunman george zimmerman claimed self defense in a case that sparked international outrage and ignited racial tensions. trial is set for june. number two -- >> we need rescue inside the auditorium. multiple victims. >> seven down in theater nine. seven down! >> july 20th, just past midnight, terror inside theater number nine. >> aurora, colorado, nine miles east of denver, where there has been a mass shooting at a movie theater. >> prosecutors say jas holmes donned protective gear, threw tear gas, and began firing. in the end, 12 people killed, 58 others wounded. holmes faces 152 charges. many victims continue to recover while others will never recover the loss they suffered that night. and number one -- >> unimaginable horror grips the nation. one of the deadliest school shootings in u.s. history. >> tragedy at sandy hook elementary. >> this is unspeakable, what happened in this town. >> innocent children shot dead in their classrooms. the victims -- 16 6-year-olds, 4 7-year-olds along with six adults. >> emilie's smile was infectious, and all that met her would agree the
. >> accused gunman george zimmerman claimed self defense in a case that sparked international outrage and ignited racial tensions. trial is set for june. number two -- >> we need rescue inside the auditorium. multiple victims. >> seven down in theater nine. seven down! >> july 20th, just past midnight, terror inside theater number nine. >> aurora, colorado, nine miles east of denver, where there has been a mass shooting at a movie theater. >> prosecutors say...
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i don't know that people have been worrying as much about the next defense secretary. if there's anything you can say about him, he is his own man. while i think everyone likes him in the senate, it's not entirely clear how he would behave. there are some questions, for example, about his history on the homosexuals in the military. there's some questions about that. it's not entirely clear to me this will rise to the level as it did with susan rice, who remove her nomination in the last month or so. i don't know what the other options are, and with the secretary of state issue, you always had senator kerry as the option, which i think in the senate people were much more comfortable with that. if there were another name to be floated, that could either make former senator hagel's chances rise or fall. >> a clear backup plan. >> exactly. >> to the point you were making, gale rights groups speaking out against hagel, but he did have a written apology for an insensitive colt that you were alluding to from 14 years ago. on that issue here, shirra, when we look at that apolo
i don't know that people have been worrying as much about the next defense secretary. if there's anything you can say about him, he is his own man. while i think everyone likes him in the senate, it's not entirely clear how he would behave. there are some questions, for example, about his history on the homosexuals in the military. there's some questions about that. it's not entirely clear to me this will rise to the level as it did with susan rice, who remove her nomination in the last month...
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news contributor judith miller, editor of a long board journal, senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies, and it's good to have you with us. let me begin with you. this report, in your judgment going to allay concerns, answer the questions that are posed about what happened to you is responsible. >> it's going to shut a lot of what a lot of the questions that you and other people have been asking repeatedly about benghazi. pinkerton, the man who is in charge of this is really experienced, seen all of the kind of excuses before. he knows how to assign blame. lou: do you agree, bill? >> i don't agree as much. i think washington certainly has a culture of covering for each other. i don't see that this report is pointing such stark figures. i expect there will be a lot of ops vacation on the point of who is actually responsible, and we won't see. in the wake of september 11th no one resigned and was fired. i don't expect any fee to be held to the fire from much smaller incident like and gusty. lou: the accountability, the fact is there is one, i guess we can call him producer
news contributor judith miller, editor of a long board journal, senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies, and it's good to have you with us. let me begin with you. this report, in your judgment going to allay concerns, answer the questions that are posed about what happened to you is responsible. >> it's going to shut a lot of what a lot of the questions that you and other people have been asking repeatedly about benghazi. pinkerton, the man who is in charge of this is...
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but remember high taxes and defense cuts, that's a democrat's sweet 16 party. they love that stuff. so saying there is all that damage is like saying sardine and milk is bad for cats. they will love this. and that shows how the democrats really pranked the republicans. the democrats are so good at politics. politics to them is like inmates making shivs. they do it all day. when it's the end of the day they can stab you and republicans are going what just happened to me? i just got stabbed! that's what they do for a living. they are good at politics. >> according to the wall street journal on thursday boehner offered $600 billion or $800 billion in revenue increases and obama said those don't count, those are mine. what's up with that? >> what the president is talking about is three times that in terms what have he wanted for revenue increases. they are saying we will give you a third of that, and you know what, you have to count this as something we are giving you it negotiate with and so you have to give us something for it. the president is saying we already have substantial budge
but remember high taxes and defense cuts, that's a democrat's sweet 16 party. they love that stuff. so saying there is all that damage is like saying sardine and milk is bad for cats. they will love this. and that shows how the democrats really pranked the republicans. the democrats are so good at politics. politics to them is like inmates making shivs. they do it all day. when it's the end of the day they can stab you and republicans are going what just happened to me? i just got stabbed!...
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and in self-defense, i fired my weapon as i continued to move from him. >> he shoots three times missing the robber who drops his weapon and flees with his accomplice. another employee picks up the dropped gun. if hovan expects praise for his vigilante actions, he doesn't get it from his employer. instead he's fired. walgreens says hovan violated its policy which prohibits employees from possessing firearms on company property. hovan obtained his concealed weapons permit after being held up in a 2007 robbery at the same store. he admits he did not notify his employer, and he says he was unaware of its policy. hovan is now suing walgreens for unfair dismissal. walgreens has denied his claims and said in a statement its employees receive training on how to react and respond to a potential robbery situation and that law enforcement strongly advises against confronting crime suspects. still, hovan's lawyer says he did the right thing. >> he was exercising his reasonable right of self-defense in the face of a gunman who attempted to pull a trigger three times and shoot him. he saved himself a
and in self-defense, i fired my weapon as i continued to move from him. >> he shoots three times missing the robber who drops his weapon and flees with his accomplice. another employee picks up the dropped gun. if hovan expects praise for his vigilante actions, he doesn't get it from his employer. instead he's fired. walgreens says hovan violated its policy which prohibits employees from possessing firearms on company property. hovan obtained his concealed weapons permit after being held...
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. >> it sounded defensive. this is an issue. there's nothing wrong with disagreeing with somebody. there is something wrong with being offensive. >> that's my point about it. i think i have complete respect, having been brought up a catholic, many catholics are anti-contraception, anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage. i have got no problem with respecting their views. the moment i start hearing the kind of rhetoric that kirk cameron, the "growing pains" star came out with on the show, gay lifestyle being the abomination of the world, i get very angry because i think, i'm not gay, but if i'm gay and listening to this, i'm thinking who the hell are you to tell me i'm the abomination of the world. people would look at you as one of the great -- you're voted one of the most influential men in the world for your teaching and books. they look at you for guidance in a time when america in particular is going through an incredibly fast change in attitude to many things. what are you going to do in your gilded ivory tower, responsibility of influence as you see more and more american states sup
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if you're watching, maria. >> facebook on the defensive. despite backing off from plans to sell insta grams photos for advertising purposes facebook now faces this big lawsuit. find out why after the break. plus, we'll also tell you what's getting mark zuckerberg's sister randi upset with. >> and our julia boorstin has the 2013 trends which you cannot miss so keep it right here on cnbc. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say
if you're watching, maria. >> facebook on the defensive. despite backing off from plans to sell insta grams photos for advertising purposes facebook now faces this big lawsuit. find out why after the break. plus, we'll also tell you what's getting mark zuckerberg's sister randi upset with. >> and our julia boorstin has the 2013 trends which you cannot miss so keep it right here on cnbc. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor...
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be the first female to head the defense department, other names and defense officials, ashton carter as well as rhode island senator jack reid who doesn't necessarily seem to be resistant to joining the cabinet and whose name would be floated if hegel's isn't. >> thank you as always, sir. >> thanks, craig. >> a new york newspaper is responding to massive criticism after publishing addresses of gun permit owners. here's the article from the junior of news that is sparking all the outrage. it is titled the gun owner next door. what you don't know about the weapons in your neighborhood. the information that published isn't anything secret. it's something that anyone can access. in this case the data was published and as you might imagine, it spread like wildfire on social media, sparking thousands of angry complaints. what was the process that the paper took to get these names? >> they did what anybody can do and filed the freedom of information request and asked for the names and addresses of all the gun licenses. when they asked for it, they were able to get most of the information. t
be the first female to head the defense department, other names and defense officials, ashton carter as well as rhode island senator jack reid who doesn't necessarily seem to be resistant to joining the cabinet and whose name would be floated if hegel's isn't. >> thank you as always, sir. >> thanks, craig. >> a new york newspaper is responding to massive criticism after publishing addresses of gun permit owners. here's the article from the junior of news that is sparking all...
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he says he hasn't made a defense choice yet. he says failure to reach a fiscal deal would hurt the markets. and as we've been talking about the president wants gun measures passed 2013, something he said in the course of our interview. we'll take another break here. be back in just a moment. >>> thank you all for the discussion today and for all your contributions to the program this year. i really appreciate it.
he says he hasn't made a defense choice yet. he says failure to reach a fiscal deal would hurt the markets. and as we've been talking about the president wants gun measures passed 2013, something he said in the course of our interview. we'll take another break here. be back in just a moment. >>> thank you all for the discussion today and for all your contributions to the program this year. i really appreciate it.
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we want to be defensive here. there's risk. listening to the last guest who made good points about the economy, and, you know, this is not a fiscal cliff, but a slope. the stuff that happens here, tax rates, they occur over the rest of the year, not all at once at the beginning of the year so we want to be defensive in the allocation. look for things that provide a steady consistent dividend. companies with steady growth in the payout, it's a great substitution for income into portfolios, but it lowers volatility over things like technology stocks which are tied to market movements so, you know, things like coca-cola, proctor and gamble, clorox, great companies, long consistent history of dividend payouts. don't neglect corporate bonds. corporations are holing a tremendous amount of cash. they are healthy cash-wise. balance sheets are great. move down the scale, the ratings, even to the bb space, bb-plus, but look for companies that have a-rated balance sheets, lots of cash, low debt, yields are good, and they provide a steady
we want to be defensive here. there's risk. listening to the last guest who made good points about the economy, and, you know, this is not a fiscal cliff, but a slope. the stuff that happens here, tax rates, they occur over the rest of the year, not all at once at the beginning of the year so we want to be defensive in the allocation. look for things that provide a steady consistent dividend. companies with steady growth in the payout, it's a great substitution for income into portfolios, but...
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any resolution and there is no deal done by then, we can see programs actually being shut down on the defense contracting side and other government services not being paid for. that i can see. much higher taxes soaking up the revenue. so yes, that is a big thing. this is all gamesmanship about going over the cliff. both sides can say they win if they go fo over the cliff, oddly enough. and that is where we are going. shibani: i wants to ask both of you, when are we going to get back to fundamentals? the bottom line for investors, when are we going to get back to fundamentals, what month, what quarter in 2013? >> i think it will be in a couple of weeks here in january. it is earnings season, we will get a picture into what companies are seeing. it is almost irrelevant what happened in the fourth quarter. we want to pay attention to what they're seeing from their customers looking into the future. shibani: what are you looking for in 2013? >> i think we will get there when we figure out this cliff situation and the other half when the fed lays off the pedal because that is the other real peace
any resolution and there is no deal done by then, we can see programs actually being shut down on the defense contracting side and other government services not being paid for. that i can see. much higher taxes soaking up the revenue. so yes, that is a big thing. this is all gamesmanship about going over the cliff. both sides can say they win if they go fo over the cliff, oddly enough. and that is where we are going. shibani: i wants to ask both of you, when are we going to get back to...
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automatic spending cuts to defense, other social programs. this is washington. congress can act quickly when their backs are really against the wall. we could go over the cliff and they could still come back within a few days and do legislation that would mitigate much of the damage. >> you have the head of the nra on your program. we made that controversial statement about putting armed guards into schools. where does this debate go, david? >> the big question is, twofold. does the president want this fight. is he prepared to extend the political capital to get gun control legislation. does the nra want to be part of this discussion or not? was wayne lapierre girding for a fight or does he want to be part of a broader discussion about how to deal with this kind of violence? >> david, thanks very much. >>> let's get a check of some of the other top stories we are following on a sunday morning. jenna wolfe is here with those. >>> good morning to you. president obama will attend the funeral in hawaii for senator daniel inouye. they have been paying tribute to the
automatic spending cuts to defense, other social programs. this is washington. congress can act quickly when their backs are really against the wall. we could go over the cliff and they could still come back within a few days and do legislation that would mitigate much of the damage. >> you have the head of the nra on your program. we made that controversial statement about putting armed guards into schools. where does this debate go, david? >> the big question is, twofold. does the...
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the defense ministry's released a report. north korea says the satellite -- says iraq was used to pay satellite into space. sunday marks the birthday of the japanese emperor. he reassured crowds he has made a full recovery since having heart bypass surgery in february. he took the opportunity to highlight the plight of the aging population. he is part of the oldest monarchy in the world. in south africa, kids from poor neighborhoods are exposed to carbon an early age. kids are now using skateboards to keep themselves off the streets and out of trouble. >> it is his first time on a skateboard. she is a little uneasy, but she wants to learn. it is her way of forgetting about the sometimes dangerous streets of johannesburg. >> they get into troubles in areas like this because of the overcrowding. people get drunk and crazy. they fight. children get hit. >> she lives in an area known for violent crime. high unemployment means many young people are on the streets with nothing to do. the older boys teach the little ones, keeping th
the defense ministry's released a report. north korea says the satellite -- says iraq was used to pay satellite into space. sunday marks the birthday of the japanese emperor. he reassured crowds he has made a full recovery since having heart bypass surgery in february. he took the opportunity to highlight the plight of the aging population. he is part of the oldest monarchy in the world. in south africa, kids from poor neighborhoods are exposed to carbon an early age. kids are now using...
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that's when the secretary of defense found out. they ordered a broader investigation. it came to the president's attention. it is a very rare thing for the president to call over to the pentagon and have to say, what is going on? >> and i'm curious about that. how did that even get on the president's desk? how did he get involved in a day care situation on a military base? >> this is mid-december and this is when the country's focus was on child safety after the massacre and the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. the secretary of defense leon panetta finds out about all this because finally army leaders know the facts and are able to tell him. e he take s it to the president. but it's between late september and mid-december that they keep investigating the other workers here and find those background check problems and they are not dismissed from their jobs between september and mid-december. this goes on and on and on. all of this now the subject of a complete army investigation. >> barbara starr, we're glad you're looking into it. you can watch barbara's entire report
that's when the secretary of defense found out. they ordered a broader investigation. it came to the president's attention. it is a very rare thing for the president to call over to the pentagon and have to say, what is going on? >> and i'm curious about that. how did that even get on the president's desk? how did he get involved in a day care situation on a military base? >> this is mid-december and this is when the country's focus was on child safety after the massacre and the...
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perhaps they can delay some of the damage of these automatic spending cuts, half of which occur in defense. a lot of republicans accusing the president of wanting to go over the cliff because he would be happy with a lot of these cuts, particularly in defense. there is no question they are going to have to come back as they try to raise the debt ceiling in a matter of weeks. some of the spending cut issues have to be dealt with. the president is insistent he is not going to compromise without being part of a broader, more balanced plan. the real drivers of the debt, social security and more importantly, medicare, is something that may be elusive in terms of being on the table. that's what has to be on the table but they are so far away in dealing with that. >> there is a lot of frustration among the american people. this fiscal cliff was created to avoid what we are seeing now, to spur congress to act. if we get to this point and they still have not gotten things done, what is to say anything will get done? how do you get congress to do their job? >> and the white house. everybody has a ro
perhaps they can delay some of the damage of these automatic spending cuts, half of which occur in defense. a lot of republicans accusing the president of wanting to go over the cliff because he would be happy with a lot of these cuts, particularly in defense. there is no question they are going to have to come back as they try to raise the debt ceiling in a matter of weeks. some of the spending cut issues have to be dealt with. the president is insistent he is not going to compromise without...
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he was shot down that day by a secretary of defense and almost disgraced. how can you possibly need more to cure a place after you take it? he was right and pretty much cutoff at the knees. there were others like that. a senior officer who knew better, but the voices didn't carry the day. when baghdad fell, everybody was cheering and that was good. no doubt our troops can do that. as i said in the book, that's not the end of a concept. >> was it tommy frank's responsibility to speak out and say we need more troops? >> i don't know what time he did or did not. they were focused on trying to see if they can do it with a minimum number of troops. they could. baghdad fell quickly. the iraqi army is not what it was years ago. once it fell, it didn't mean the conflict was over. >> general, you speak and write candidly in the book, february 5th, 2003, the day you remember as much as your own birthday for all the wrong reasons. the initial case was a disaster. incoherent and coming from the vice president's office instead of a lawyer's brief rarp an intelligence br
he was shot down that day by a secretary of defense and almost disgraced. how can you possibly need more to cure a place after you take it? he was right and pretty much cutoff at the knees. there were others like that. a senior officer who knew better, but the voices didn't carry the day. when baghdad fell, everybody was cheering and that was good. no doubt our troops can do that. as i said in the book, that's not the end of a concept. >> was it tommy frank's responsibility to speak out...
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south korea's defense ministry says launch by north korea earlier this month was a ballistic missile test in all but name so claims the rockets could travel more than ten thousand kilometers bringing the united states within striking distance of the communist state north korea maintains it was a scientific launch aimed at putting a satellite into space. now it's been a two day journey into space for the latest addition to the international space station crew since they blasted off from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakstan the joint team members already on board the ice after the air capsule successfully docked with the station spacewalks more than one hundred scientific experiments are planned to keep the crew busy for the next five months. has more on the goal of the latest mission. a farewell guitar music was in the air as the next cruise the international space station said last goodbyes to. come to such a nice essence next monday chris hadfield and actually when we're sitting on the launch inside our soyuz there will be music playing both two to warm up our bodies and to warm our
south korea's defense ministry says launch by north korea earlier this month was a ballistic missile test in all but name so claims the rockets could travel more than ten thousand kilometers bringing the united states within striking distance of the communist state north korea maintains it was a scientific launch aimed at putting a satellite into space. now it's been a two day journey into space for the latest addition to the international space station crew since they blasted off from the...
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so, yeah, i was kind of upset. >> but being upset is not a good enough defense to keep culbertson out of ad seg. >> the board finds you guilty. i think i told you last time you came through with another disrespect, i was going to make that a class "b." i'm going to give you 20 days to serve. >> that's [ bleep ] up. >> where are you going? you can't go nowhere. sit down, ms. culbertson. >> i think given sandra's nature and given everything we had seen, we were all anticipating some kind of crazy reaction from her. >> instead, culbertson put on a brave face before going to segregation. >> it sucks, but you know what? they'll never know it because i'll ride the hell out of it. i think it might be the problem, they ain't got me down yet. almost. >>> up next -- >> i believe that some people should be stabbed. >> an inmate known for trouble finds a soft spot for one of our producers. >> i love her. i do. i swear to god. iti price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically sea
so, yeah, i was kind of upset. >> but being upset is not a good enough defense to keep culbertson out of ad seg. >> the board finds you guilty. i think i told you last time you came through with another disrespect, i was going to make that a class "b." i'm going to give you 20 days to serve. >> that's [ bleep ] up. >> where are you going? you can't go nowhere. sit down, ms. culbertson. >> i think given sandra's nature and given everything we had seen, we...
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you know, it has to be about us because we're on the defensive. >> conrad's older brother, baron, is housed in a different protective custody unit. his is for openly gay men. >> i think gay people in general are a bit less aggressive than heterosexuals. >> baron is charged with sexually molesting conrad's daughter, sammy and a suspect in the triple homicide and fire. even though news coverage made other inmates aware of this case he says he's felt safe in this unit. >> the news likes to tell all, the juicier it is the more they tell and child molester is juicy news, on every tv in every pod, everybody knows who i am. the people on my pod saw that i'm accused child mole efsting no one is giving me flak for it. >> he feels others are conspi conspireing against him, including the judge, the bail making it impossible to leave jail until their cases are resolved. >> as innocent as we might be, because this isn't prison, this is jail, most of us here have not been convicted of anything. so, we talk about innocent until proven guilty but everything about this place, count >> johcounty jail
you know, it has to be about us because we're on the defensive. >> conrad's older brother, baron, is housed in a different protective custody unit. his is for openly gay men. >> i think gay people in general are a bit less aggressive than heterosexuals. >> baron is charged with sexually molesting conrad's daughter, sammy and a suspect in the triple homicide and fire. even though news coverage made other inmates aware of this case he says he's felt safe in this unit. >>...
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but as a defense attorney, i was a prosecutor. now i'm a defense attorney. i look at both sides. and what i saw here was a father who didn't need to be painted as a crazy madman running around with a gun. we don't want to put a target on his back because that endangers the children. and in speaking with theresa, the little boys' mom, she told me, she said, i spoke with daniel's mother, her ex-husband's mother. and they are as worried about him as their son as i am about my son. so she was able to tell him that. she was able to say, daniel, your mother is as worried about you as i am about our boys, our little boys. and to be able to make it a safe opportunity for him to do the right thing, don, bring the boys home. >> holly, i want to say that i spoke to her -- as she was boarding that plane. she said, it was great. she didn't believe it when she got the phone call. she said, we're planning -- i'm ecstatic, i'm in shock. we're planning henry's birthday. henry says he is kicking ben's butt on the ipad. that makes me happy. she said, i told them i got them an xbox for christmas. an
but as a defense attorney, i was a prosecutor. now i'm a defense attorney. i look at both sides. and what i saw here was a father who didn't need to be painted as a crazy madman running around with a gun. we don't want to put a target on his back because that endangers the children. and in speaking with theresa, the little boys' mom, she told me, she said, i spoke with daniel's mother, her ex-husband's mother. and they are as worried about him as their son as i am about my son. so she was able...
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. >>> former republican senator chuck hagel has not been nominated as defense secretary, but members of his own party already signaling an uphill confirmation battle if he is. barbara star has more on in surprising backlash. good morning to you. i think a lot of people thought after susan rice's nomination for secretary of state went away and everybody thought, okay, here's john kerry. he's going to sail through the confirmation process. so is chuck hagel. i think a lot of people were surprised by this news. what happened? >> well, you know, in the classic washington case, people are asking the question, was hagel a trial balloon being floated that's already getting holes poked in it. not nominated yet, but all the chatter had been he was the front runner to be president obama's choice as secretary of defense. no announcement. the silence is deafening from the white house. but the opposition already mounting. a lot of criticism coming from both republicans and democrats about some of hagel's positions while he served in the senate. i have to tell you over the last several years he's
. >>> former republican senator chuck hagel has not been nominated as defense secretary, but members of his own party already signaling an uphill confirmation battle if he is. barbara star has more on in surprising backlash. good morning to you. i think a lot of people thought after susan rice's nomination for secretary of state went away and everybody thought, okay, here's john kerry. he's going to sail through the confirmation process. so is chuck hagel. i think a lot of people were...
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it is a classic defense move. when the facts are against you, in this case the white house, you blame the victim. by assigning blame or responsibility to the victim you take the onus and the attention off of those responsible. and yet amazingly the report finds security was grossly inadequate. as for reliance on the local libyan militia the ambassador did not see an attack of this nature and scale on the mission. are you kidding? the consultate was attacked 12 the 12 months prior. our ambassador warned, washington, that security was "trending negatively" that the militia, this libyan militia had been infiltrated by extremists and there were ten al-qaeda training camps in benghazi. he himself said that they couldn't possibly sustain an organized attack. the libyan militia infiltrated by extremists. the militia that we relied on but they stopped accompanying us in the weeks and months prior to september 11th. do you know why. in they were protesting their salary and working hours. maybe they should take a page out o
it is a classic defense move. when the facts are against you, in this case the white house, you blame the victim. by assigning blame or responsibility to the victim you take the onus and the attention off of those responsible. and yet amazingly the report finds security was grossly inadequate. as for reliance on the local libyan militia the ambassador did not see an attack of this nature and scale on the mission. are you kidding? the consultate was attacked 12 the 12 months prior. our...
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own a gun but it stands only for the constitutional right to possess a handgun in the home for self-defense. it doesn't say anything about guns on the streets, although other lower courts are beginning to chew on that question and it may be coming to the supreme court. but in general gun legislation has pretty much withstood the supreme court decision. it says possession by certain can be banned, it's not a get out of jail free card for anybody who opposes gun legislation. >> pete williams, thank you so much for that perspective for us there in washington, d.c. >> let's bring in our panel to talk more about the politics of this heated debate. jake, start with you. you work on the hill and the question now is is there 60 votes in the senate, there are 218 votes in the house for gun control legislation to get passed? >> i think before you start count being the votes you have to consider whether speaker john boehner will even bring this to the floor. he was asked last week if he supports gun control measures, he said he was very noncommittal, he said he'll look at anything but speaker john boe
own a gun but it stands only for the constitutional right to possess a handgun in the home for self-defense. it doesn't say anything about guns on the streets, although other lower courts are beginning to chew on that question and it may be coming to the supreme court. but in general gun legislation has pretty much withstood the supreme court decision. it says possession by certain can be banned, it's not a get out of jail free card for anybody who opposes gun legislation. >> pete...
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seems odd way floating someone as secretary of defense. >> he has a military background. he has a senate background. he has a cost cutting background. he was a business background. administration background. he comes to the table an independent streak that makes him not part of the partisan bickering in washington that people are sick of. while it's perfectly conversation. mitch mcconnell said our number one goal is is to defeat president obama. there is a sense that a lot of republicans want to just block every single thing. >> laura: if he doesn't get nominated because of the republicans. it's probably going to be because of the democrats, the jewish lobby comment and maybe not voting for the iran libyan sanctions. probably have republican opposition as well. margie great to see you. >> great to sigh. happy holidays. >> laura: happy holidays. next on the run down the newtown massacre stopped shopping in its tracks. later in the wake of that slort in slaughter in connecticut. new york newspaper publishes the names and addresses of local gun permit owners. has their priva
seems odd way floating someone as secretary of defense. >> he has a military background. he has a senate background. he has a cost cutting background. he was a business background. administration background. he comes to the table an independent streak that makes him not part of the partisan bickering in washington that people are sick of. while it's perfectly conversation. mitch mcconnell said our number one goal is is to defeat president obama. there is a sense that a lot of republicans...
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he would he would be saying it on in front of three million people the fact checkers now one major defense contractor that has not been convicted of a felony why don't we just say if you're convicted of a felony you can't do business with the government i think that's kind of. i mean it's kind of crazy to make a law that you know deliberately will will basically mean you can't do it can't having guns anymore and you can't have manufacturing of tanks and planes you know if if if lockheed what out of business tomorrow you don't think that you would mark and a half a dozen other guys who got some money could get together and start actually agreeable i absolutely agree i wouldn't bailed out g.m. or chrysler either so i mean you're absolutely no bailouts are a huge problem and it gives people you know incentive to act badly i think i think if we started nationalizing the banks like we should have like we should have in two thousand and eight in starting firing the executives and winding down banks the way they should be in making sure that they send out the loans have been a much better solutio
he would he would be saying it on in front of three million people the fact checkers now one major defense contractor that has not been convicted of a felony why don't we just say if you're convicted of a felony you can't do business with the government i think that's kind of. i mean it's kind of crazy to make a law that you know deliberately will will basically mean you can't do it can't having guns anymore and you can't have manufacturing of tanks and planes you know if if if lockheed what...
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mechanisms, risk taking but still defensive in orientation. high yield bonds, bank loans, sovereign debt in the emerging markets getting 5-7% interest payments for two year debt along the way. any of those environments or situations, you're likely to get improved returns on your portfolio or fairly good returns without the same list of equities and without under-performing inflation like you will be in cash or traditional treasuries. >> jason, i agree with a lot of what you have to say. i want to focus on high quality dividend stocks. there's an issue there. a lot of people flocked to that sector this year. it underperformed, number one and number two, they're very expensive, utilities, telecoms for verizon. these are considered quote-unquote high quality dividend dents. where else can we look so we doesn't ends up with historic valuation metrics. >> this is an important definition you have to strike. not utilities and telecom, the high dividends, some high quality. we're looking for stable businesses with large profit margins and growth in di
mechanisms, risk taking but still defensive in orientation. high yield bonds, bank loans, sovereign debt in the emerging markets getting 5-7% interest payments for two year debt along the way. any of those environments or situations, you're likely to get improved returns on your portfolio or fairly good returns without the same list of equities and without under-performing inflation like you will be in cash or traditional treasuries. >> jason, i agree with a lot of what you have to say. i...
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we're simply not taking that ability of lawful self-defense. you're restricted in few places to carry. a school is not one of them. this isn't anything new. we never had a problem. >> but the larger question then is more really about gun control. are more guns the answer or are fewer guns the answer? and the other thing that i want to point out is teachers, of course, are equipped to teach. they are trained to teach. not necessarily trained and equipped to fire guns. so my question is, should it really be the teacher's responsibility to learn how to shoot a gun when that's not the main goal of why they are there at the school. >> with all due respect, are teachers trained to jump in front of bullets and protect their kids too? when we talk about more guns, are more guns the answer? who do you think they call and why do they call the police when something like this happens because they know the police will show up with their guns. the only problem is the police show up a little too late. they have lots of guns and equipment and man power, but ju
we're simply not taking that ability of lawful self-defense. you're restricted in few places to carry. a school is not one of them. this isn't anything new. we never had a problem. >> but the larger question then is more really about gun control. are more guns the answer or are fewer guns the answer? and the other thing that i want to point out is teachers, of course, are equipped to teach. they are trained to teach. not necessarily trained and equipped to fire guns. so my question is,...
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i you have to prepare for that and be defensive. again with corporate earnings going down, if there was, if this were happening with positive fundamental backdrop, that would be one thing but it's a negative fundamental backdrop with the fiscal cliff. markets are going out there just downwards. adam: jeffrey what he touched upon i believe we go into recession. there are sure indicators we may be headed that way. consumer confidence the number today was not very good. it was far below what economists expected. are we already there have we brought about a self-prophecy because of this fiscal cliff craziness? >> we've seen slow down in capital spending. we've seen a slowdown in hiring. we've already seen to certain extent some of the effects of the cliff. i don't think we'll go into recession, adam. i think we'll experience continued period of subpar economic growth. but a lot of indicators i'm looking at tell me continued, moderate growth, not a recession in the next six to 12 months. adam: steve hays, if we're not going into recessio
i you have to prepare for that and be defensive. again with corporate earnings going down, if there was, if this were happening with positive fundamental backdrop, that would be one thing but it's a negative fundamental backdrop with the fiscal cliff. markets are going out there just downwards. adam: jeffrey what he touched upon i believe we go into recession. there are sure indicators we may be headed that way. consumer confidence the number today was not very good. it was far below what...
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have a situation where you've got, you know, looming tax increases, obviously the significant cut to defense and now you've got geithner describing where the debt ceiling is about to come into play december 31st. so you've got a pressurized situation that quite frankly is going to require some time to think through. so, you know, inge everybody is engaged here. but the problems are pretty significant. going back to this, remember when the speaker did that vote, he got over 90% of his conference behind him. the dynamic that exited here was that the democrats said we're going to make this a party line vote. if you can get it over the finish line with just republican votes, great. but you're not going to have any of ours. i think that goes to the dysfunctional nature of what we're dealing with and the amount of votes that are simply party line votes. >> i want to ask you, newt gingrich and bill clint job could not have been more different, yet they seemed to have a sort of common idea that they should come together to move the country forward. why do you think that's lacking so much between joh
have a situation where you've got, you know, looming tax increases, obviously the significant cut to defense and now you've got geithner describing where the debt ceiling is about to come into play december 31st. so you've got a pressurized situation that quite frankly is going to require some time to think through. so, you know, inge everybody is engaged here. but the problems are pretty significant. going back to this, remember when the speaker did that vote, he got over 90% of his conference...